The rights which a man arrogates to himself are relative to the duties which he sets himself, and to the tasks which he feels capable of performing.

Ten truths must you find during the day; otherwise will you seek truth during the night, and your soul will have been hungry.

Humility has the toughest hide.

All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.

Those who show pity and are always ready to help during times of trouble are seldom the same ones who rejoice in our joy: when others are happy they have nothing to do, they become superfluous and lose their feeling of superiority, and so they easily show their displeasure.

What was formerly merely sickly now becomes indecent : it is indecent to be a Christian today.

It is within your power to see that all you have experienced, trials, errors, faults, deceptions, passions, your love and your hope, shall be merged wholly in your aim.